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Post by Gelquie on Jan 28, 2014 20:04:52 GMT -5
We briefly thought of having titles for this chapter, but the only title which we could come up with for this chapter was: Chapter 3: Where absolutely NOTHING bad happens to Icon whatsoever |
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Post by Avery on Jan 28, 2014 20:18:09 GMT -5
I'm amused at how evil Carrie is in a story she co-owns =P ((though seriously, that part was really well-done and creepy)) And yay, my character reads books and doesn't seem to be a jerk! I'm sorry, but did you call me EVIL? D-detention! I don't care if you aren't in the class, detention anyway! Also Coaster... shh, don't laugh too much at Icon... remember, there are still six more unidentified students in the class who will be possessed sooner than later, and who KNOWS what'll happen... or who they are... 8D |
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Post by Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff) on Jan 28, 2014 20:23:07 GMT -5
Oh gosh I just want to give him a hug
*Asplodes*
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Post by Sporty on Jan 28, 2014 22:40:33 GMT -5
We briefly thought of having titles for this chapter, but the only title which we could come up with for this chapter was: Chapter 3: Where absolutely NOTHING bad happens to Icon whatsoever Hahaha, that is somehow evil and fantastic at the same time XD Having such a silly chapter title to go with such a dark and serious situation wouldn't have quite fit though, so maybe it's for the best that you guys didn't go with that. Ah well, at least we get to know what could have been ^^ And regarding "evil" Carrie... Throughout most of the chapter, I'd been leaning more toward Professor Riley being purposefully harsh and intimidating as a way to scare her students into taking her warnings about the magics she's teaching completely to heart, rather than generally being a nasty person. After reading about Leanne's weird vibes, though, I'm not quite so sure... unless Carrie turns out to be Mistonarc's version of Snape |
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Jan 29, 2014 1:34:07 GMT -5
I'm sorry I hadn't posted here before, but I've been reading and I really like the story so far! I'm very intrigued to see what will happen next!
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Post by Draco on Jan 29, 2014 1:44:43 GMT -5
I've mostly been thinking up really stupid back stories and stuff that parody other magic schools and fantasy stuff. Yep. Such as the evil wizard who once went to the school, Bob Quiz. Unlike the more famous Voldemort, who was very snakey, Bob (never came up with a evil name) has a thing for chinchillas. He is oddly the most adorable and hugable evil wizard ever. In fact, people don't really fear him, they just want to hug him... He also scares easily, so easily defeated. He wasn't a very good evil wizard.
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Post by Ted (the zombie Dalek) on Jan 29, 2014 10:45:04 GMT -5
Okay, I have a hunch, but I'm not going to say what it is in case it turns out to be right. I do have this to say, however. I cannot for the life of me think of an application in which soul magic could be ethically justified. To be "gifted" with such powerful magic would be a heavy burden for anyone with a conscience. One would either have to let go of their emotions and focus purely on duty or else not use them at all for fear of becoming a monster.
Also, Professor Riley gives me the willies. |
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Post by Chao on Jan 29, 2014 11:17:00 GMT -5
Oh, I absolutely love this school! Just alone the idea that you only have to take classes where you may have the potential is soooo much better than having to pick all the wrong ones  |
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Post by Celestial on Jan 29, 2014 11:20:15 GMT -5
Professor Riley is indimidating and I want to see what her deal is. Also, I'm liking this magic system more and more. It's got some pretty good ideas and learning it appears to be a challenge, plus it has so much application, even if it is creepy as heck.
Looking forward to seeing more of this. ^^
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Post by Sporty on Jan 29, 2014 12:00:40 GMT -5
Okay, I have a hunch, but I'm not going to say what it is in case it turns out to be right. I do have this to say, however. I cannot for the life of me think of an application in which soul magic could be ethically justified. To be "gifted" with such powerful magic would be a heavy burden for anyone with a conscience. One would either have to let go of their emotions and focus purely on duty or else not use them at all for fear of becoming a monster.
Also, Professor Riley gives me the willies. Hmm... If you think about it, Soul Magic is basically the same thing as the Imperius Curse in Harry Potter and Bloodbending in the Avatar shows. In both cases, the practice is extremely ethically frowned upon (being one of the unforgivable curses in the former case and eventually being made illegal in the latter), yet is at some point done by major protagonists in situations where it is essentially considered justified. I figure that Soul Magic would probably work the same way - for the most part, as you said, using it is unethical, but there could be certain extreme cases (like it being the only way to stop somebody from killing someone else or the like) where the need to take action outweighs the usual ethical implications. Still, I can definitely see what you mean by such magic being a heavy burden and some of those gifted with it refusing to use it at all out of fear. Again, I feel like that is at least partially why Professor Riley is so intimidating to her class - as a sort of "scare tactic" to keep them from taking Soul and the other magics in said class lightly. Her methods are pretty frightening though, aren't they? |
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Post by M is for Morphine on Jan 29, 2014 12:43:55 GMT -5
Hmm... If you think about it, Soul Magic is basically the same thing as the Imperius Curse in Harry Potter and Bloodbending in the Avatar shows. In both cases, the practice is extremely ethically frowned upon (being one of the unforgivable curses in the former case and eventually being made illegal in the latter), yet is at some point done by major protagonists in situations where it is essentially considered justified. I figure that Soul Magic would probably work the same way - for the most part, as you said, using it is unethical, but there could be certain extreme cases (like it being the only way to stop somebody from killing someone else or the like) where the need to take action outweighs the usual ethical implications. Still, I can definitely see what you mean by such magic being a heavy burden and some of those gifted with it refusing to use it at all out of fear. Again, I feel like that is at least partially why Professor Riley is so intimidating to her class - as a sort of "scare tactic" to keep them from taking Soul and the other magics in said class lightly. Her methods are pretty frightening though, aren't they? I'm particularly fond of the idea that the student's education includes having this stuff used on them so they know what it feels like. You could extrapolate from there that any adult with a decent magical education has experienced it. Though it comes off to readers and cruel and callous, it could be a really good illustration of how societal norms differ between the world we know and the society of the story. Lovely little bit of world building there. |
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Post by Avery on Jan 29, 2014 13:03:04 GMT -5
Okay, I have a hunch, but I'm not going to say what it is in case it turns out to be right. I do have this to say, however. I cannot for the life of me think of an application in which soul magic could be ethically justified. To be "gifted" with such powerful magic would be a heavy burden for anyone with a conscience. One would either have to let go of their emotions and focus purely on duty or else not use them at all for fear of becoming a monster.
Also, Professor Riley gives me the willies. None of this stuff is plot-related so no real spoilers, but I think that you could conceive of ethically justified uses of soul magic. Obviously it would be a big burden and you'd have to fight the impulse to use it poorly-- but I could see of situations wherein it could be appropriately used... and could even be feature that is extremely helpful in certain professions. For example, a law enforcement type individual (of which there do exist in this world) having soul magic and being able to literally, without any risk of harm to himself, wrest a person "off the ledge". Or stop a crime in progress by literally stopping the offender in their tracks. Or even more generally, a bystander with soul magic stopping a small child from running into traffic on the street. Of course it'd be an ethically thin line between appropriate and inappropriate uses. And anyone with the magic would really have to keep themselves in check to make sure they're not going to fall into 'abuse' category. But I do see of a number of situations in which the soul magic could be used in an ethically justifiable way. |
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on Jan 29, 2014 13:52:14 GMT -5
Of course, it's far too early to tell at the moment what will happen, but don't judge a book by its cover. Just because Professor Riley is an 'evil'/'cruel' professor, there could be reasons why she acts that way. Perhaps she had some traumatizing experience in the past by someone who she trusted as that person ended up drunk with power. She's only teaching it through her methods as she doesn't want the same thing to happen to anyone else. With that being said, the same can be said for Professor Wolf-Park as something's definitely has him on edge constantly (of course, this is my character that I'm talking about, so I should know) |
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Post by Killix on Jan 29, 2014 14:20:10 GMT -5
Prof Riley is hawt.
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Post by Avery on Jan 29, 2014 14:44:50 GMT -5
Oh no, you figured out the twist: this isn't a story about Leanne at all... but a hot romance between von Killix and Riley. 8D *brick'd* |
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